Diocese of Birobidzhan explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Birobidzhan and Kuldur
Local:Биробиджанская и Кульдурская епархия
Established:October 7, 2002
Country:Russia
Territory:Jewish Autonomous Region
Deaneries:3
Area Km2:36,266
Population:172,671
Population As Of:2010
Parishes:48
Cathedral:Annunciation Cathedral
Bishop:Joseph (Balabanov)
Bishop Title:Archbishop
Website:www.eparh.ru

The Diocese of Birobidzhan and Kuldur (Биробиджанская и Кульдурская епархия) is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, the centralized religious organization headed by Moscow Patriarchate. The diocese operates churches within the borders of the Jewish Autonomous Region which borders with China on the south, Amur Oblast on the west and Khabarovsk Krai on the northeast.

The cathedral church and the official seat of a diocesan bishop are located in the city of Birobidzhan.

The Birobidzhan diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church was founded by the resolution of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II and the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on October 7, 2002. The bishop of the Birobidzhan diocese is Joseph (Balabanov), who appointed by the decree of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II of October 7, 2002.

Parish listing

Central deanery

The city of Birobidzhan
Birobidzhan district

West deanery

Obluchensky district

Southeast deanery

Smidovichesky district
Octyabrsky district
Leninsky district:

Diocesan saints

References